7 year old girl - classic

[CharlotteBog]

Apologies for not trawling through the board to see if there are answers already (MN search stinks!).

I would like get my 7 yo niece a book for Xmas. She is a good reader (Malory Towers etc). I was thinking something like Heidi, Sleeping Beauty or Anne of Green Gables, but think the older language might be a challenge. Actually, those books might still be a little old for her.

I remember my older son going through the phase of being able to read chapter books w/o pictures, but still being at the age to enjoy Flat Stanley level books.

I would prefer paperback as they are easier to handle.

Thanks

I was going to say The Little Princess.

Still a fave.

What about E Nesbit? I loved the Five Children and It series and The Railway Children. I was less keen on the Treasure Seekers.

My 7 year old DD says Judy Blume's Fudge books.

I got Anne of Green Gables - Puffin Classic Paperback edition, which will appeal to a younger girl.
I also got Charlotte's Web on behalf of someone else, also Puffin. 70th Anniversary edition.

I was able to get to a Waterstones which was good.
I will keep this thread for recommendations for another year or so.

The family from one end street

At that age I absolutely loved "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was a challenge to read but I remember being so engrossed by it. I read it and read it so many times over the years and is still a favourite.

Stig of the Dump
The Iron Man
Alice in Wonderland
Wind in the Willows

second noel streatfield books
what about the Heidi series
or the what Katy did series
or Anne of Green Gables series
Also loved Millie Molly Mandy at that age